Our Forest Defenders are important volunteers who help us maintain our preserve.
Please sign up for future forest defender dates on Tenafly Nature Center Website
- https://www.tenaflynaturecenter.org/Seasonal-Programs
The Tenafly Nature Preserve is under invasion and we need your help! A variety of non-native plants have been encroaching into our forest causing harm to native plants and reducing our biodiversity. These various plants referred to as Invasive Species can cause a myriad of damage if left unchecked, from toxifying soil to shading out native plants. For the forest ecosystem to continue functioning these invaders must be removed.
Help the Tenafly Nature Center eradicate these pesky plants twice a month with the Forest Defenders! Defenders will learn to identify different invasive species and work with our land manager to implement various removal techniques.
Forest Defenders is open to adults, teenagers & families. Kids 15 & under must be accompanied by a guardian. Hours spent with the Forest Defenders are eligible for school volunteer requirements. Please dress for the weather as the project will be held entirely outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the project will be postponed to the following date.
Training will be provided.
- Dates: Monthly on the 2nd and 4th Sunday
- Schedule: Help is currently needed on the on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month for a 2 hour commitment between the hours of 10 am - 12 pm.
- Age: Forest Defenders is open to adults, teenagers & families. Kids 15 & under must be accompanied by a guardian.
- Minimum Requirement: 2 hours
- You do not need confirmation from our volunteer coordinator to take part in the program, but we do ask that you sign up on the TNC website for Forest Defender events. https://www.tenaflynaturecenter.org/Seasonal-Programs
